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Burning is a 2018 South Korean and Japanese thriller drama film directed, produced, and written by Lee Chang-dong. The screenplay was adapted by Lee Chang-dong, with cinematography by Hong Kyung-pyo and music composed by Mowg. The film stars Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo. Its narrative is set in South Korea and explores themes of fire, jealousy, dreams, and a love triangle.
The movie has a runtime of 148 minutes and was released on May 17, 2018. It was distributed by CJ CGV and Disney+ via video on demand. Production companies involved include NHK, Pinehouse Film, and NOWFILM. The film received a tagline stating, "The truth is all in your head."
Critical reception included a 95% rating, an 8.6/10 score, and a 91/100 Metascore. It holds a 7.4/10 rating on IMDb based on 85,033 votes. The film won 54 awards and received 144 nominations in total. Financial details list a budget of 7,280,000 and revenue of 6,591,038.
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7.4Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
Cast
- Yoo Ah-in as Lee Jong-su
- Steven Yeun as Ben
- Jeon Jong-seo as Shin Hae-mi
- Kim Soo-kyung as Yeon-ju
- Choe Seung-ho as Lee Yong-seok
- Moon Sung-keun as Lawyer
Themes
- fire
- jealousy
- dreams
- countryside
- love triangle
- cat
- sex shop
- sadness
- sunlight
- suspicion
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
85,033 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
91/100
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 54 wins & 144 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Korean
- Director
- Lee Chang-dong
- Screenwriter
- Lee Chang-dong
- Cast member
- Jeon Jong-seo
- Composer
- Mowg
- Producer
- Lee Chang-dong
- Production company
- NHK
- Cinematographer
- Hong Kyung-pyo
- Narrative location
- South Korea
- Duration
- 148
- FilmAffinity ID
- 813325
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.palacefilms.com.au/burning
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- title
- 버닝
- publication date
- 2018-05-16
- described at URL
- www.movist.com/movist3d/movie.asp?mid=50479
- distributed by
- Disney+
- hashtag
- Burning
- review score
- 7.4/10
- box office
- 718991
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